Word Meaning

desolate definition and meaning

a. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.
a. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.
a. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
a. Lost to shame; dissolute.
a. Destitute of; lacking in.
v. t. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
v. t. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.

Crossword clues for desolate

- Barren
- Bereft
- Uninhabited